Mock drafts and trades

There have been quite a few mock drafts posted by Clan Ram members with several different scenarios unfolding at the #19 spot in this year's draft. As I see it the Rams are in good shape if they want to trade up in the 1st or 2nd rounds for an impact player or for that matter a veteran player (say an O Lineman or safety) on another team. As it stands now the Rams have twelve picks in the upcoming draft: eight of which they can trade and four which they cannot. I for one will not be surprised to see the Rams move up in round one to take a guy they really want: ala A. Rolle, D. Johnson A. Pac-man Jones or a defensive end which they may particularly covet. If the Rams choose to sit tight in the first round, I think they will make a move in the second round to grab a safety that otherwise would not fall to them at their slotted pick. One guy I would love to see the Rams grab is R. McCune...but we have more need at the safety spot so it is unlikely he will end up on our roster.

Re: Mock drafts and trades

Maui, you may be right, but my personal opinion is that if one of the big 3 OTs aren't available we may even draft out of the 1st round, which would not bring us the best value since this is not a big time round 1 draft. It would take a trade of all three of our 1st round picks to move into a position to get any of the D studs you mentioned, and I don't know if we would want to part with 3 picks for one. But, then again, stranger things have happened.

Originally Posted by Maui

One guy I would love to see the Rams grab is R. McCune

Brother, you said a mouthful. I've been singing this guy's praises for a while and nothing would please me more than to see him in horns next year. If we can bag an OT and a S with our 1st two picks, there's no need to not make a run at him in the 3rd. Some will shy away from a 26-year-old rookie and others get a little cross-eyed about "workout warriors", but this guy is the real deal. At worst, he will be a ST phenom in his rookie season. Yea, I'm calling it. McCune is a ST stud right out of the box next year.

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